For me, recycling has always been a huge part of my life. In sixth grade, I was president of the ecology club at my school. Back then, recycling was a pretty new thing. I was only 9 when our city started its first recycling program. We had a tiny green, crate sized bin that we put out on our curb every Thursday.

Now, we have a blue bin the same size as our garbage can. It’s awesome to see how recycling has become more popular.